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  1. BobRyan

    Pope Francis' health - when is it time to retire?

    US Conference of Catholic Bishops - reports on several health challenges for the 88 year old Pope Francis. https://www.usccb.org/news/2025/popes-condition-worsened-after-inhaling-vomit-stronger-ventilation While we wish him the best of health - this brings up the issue of retirement and...
  2. AveChristusRex

    Vatican Says Pope Francis Is in Critical Condition

    Pope Francis was in critical condition Saturday after he suffered a prolonged asthmatic respiratory crisis while being treated for pneumonia and a complex lung infection, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old pope, who remains conscious, received “high flows” of oxygen to help him breathe. He also...
  3. AveChristusRex

    Pope Francis is 'fine,' condition not life-threatening, doctors say

    Pope Francis "is fine" as his medical condition is not life-threatening, but he is expected to remain hospitalized for at least all of next week, his doctors in Italy announced Friday. Gemelli hospital Dr. Sergio Alfieri and Francis’ personal physician, Dr. Luigi Carbone, spoke as the...
  4. AveChristusRex

    Pope in stable condition, blood exams show slight improvement

    The Holy See Press Office provided the following update on Wednesday evening, 19 February: "The Holy Father's clinical condition is stationary. The blood tests, evaluated by the medical staff, show a slight improvement, particularly in the inflammatory indices. After breakfast, the Pope read...
  5. zippy2006

    "Don't believe your lying eyes"

    "Larry Chapp and Kale Zelden discuss a demoralized Church," is a YouTube conversation that took place on November 24th, a month before Fiducia Supplicans was even published. I believe the conversation captures the frustration that many of us are feeling, both with respect to Pope Francis and...
  6. public hermit

    Pope urges parents to support gay children

    Pope Francis said Wednesday that parents should offer support to gay children rather than condeming or rejecting them... The pontiff spoke to an audience about parental difficulties and how to handle them, including the issue of “parents who see different sexual orientations in their children...
  7. public hermit

    Pope Francis: There is a retreat from democracy

    Pope Francis claims there is skepticism about democracy and attraction towards authoritarianism and populism. There is a retreat from democracy due to various factors: concern for security, the dulling effects of consumerism, excessive nationalistic demands, fear, partisanship, etc. Pope...
  8. JustSomeBloke

    Pope Francis urges people to get vaccinated against Covid-19

    Pope Francis urges people to get vaccinated against Covid-19 Pope Francis launches a powerful appeal for people to get vaccinated with approved Covid-19 vaccines, calling it “an act of love.”
  9. public hermit

    Pope Francis and Grand Ayatollah Sistani call for unity at Iraq meeting

    Pope Francis, 84, the head of the world’s 1.2 billion Roman Catholics, and Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, 90, the spiritual leader of most of the world’s Shia Muslims, talked for almost an hour during the first ever papal visit to Iraq... ...The pope removed his shoes before entering Sistani’s...
  10. chevyontheriver

    Biden and the USCCB - The Cupich effect

    We heard about the Archbishop Gomez letter that was embargoed by the Vatican for several hours, and the harsh criticism of that letter by cardinal Cupich. Damian Thompson has a good but pointed explainer about all of that, current to just a few days ago and found here: How the Vatican tried...
  11. SummerMadness

    Pope Francis, in Shift for Church, Voices Support for Same-Sex Civil Unions

    Pope Francis, in Shift for Church, Voices Support for Same-Sex Civil Unions
  12. D.A. Wright

    Pope’s proposal for ‘new humanism’ would ‘wipe out Christianity’: Mother Miriam

    Pope’s proposal for ‘new humanism’ would ‘wipe out Christianity’: Mother Miriam
  13. Pavel Mosko

    How true is Amazon synod video?

    The 6+ minute video talks about the affects of Liberation theology on the Catholic Church. I know that has been very problematic, but I wonder how much of this could be exaggeration etc. from some Catholic Conspiracy theorists etc.
  14. chevyontheriver

    So it turns out abp. Vigano was correct

    Finally the evidence has been leaked that ex-cardinal ex-priest Teddy McCarrick really was censured and restricted. Like archbishop Vigano said. I'm not surprised. We still have the difference of opinion on whether pope Francis knew archbishop Vigano told him about McCarrick.
  15. Jared H

    Question for Catholics from an ex-Protestant in search of a denomination

    I was raised Nazarene but I think I'm completely convinced at this point that I can't be Protestant. Now I just have to figure whether I should be Catholic or Eastern Orthodox. I really struggle, as many do, with the current corruption of the Church & the Papacy. I understand that it was the...
  16. Woodsy

    It's Bad When the New York Times Defends the Pope

    I am of the opinion that the New York Times is opposed to almost everything contained within the orthodox teachings of the Church, so when that newspaper defends the Pope, I tend not to think that it's a good thing. It seems to me that in any other circumstance, they'd be castigating anyone...
  17. amariselle

    "Pope Francis in Switzerland: We Must All 'Go Out Losing' in Ecumenism for God to Win"

    The "Ecumenical Movement" continues: Pope Francis became the first Pope to visit "The World Council of Churches" in Geneva, Switzerland. (June 21, 2018) The WCC is celebrating 70 years this year, having been founded in 1948. World Council of Churches Below is an article from Vatican News...
  18. amariselle

    Christian Humanism: Replacing The Cross With The Golden Rule

    *This blog post was inspired by conversations I have had lately on these forums. (I have also posted this to my Wordpress blog).* Something extremely dangerous has made its way into the Church. It seems good and right on the surface, but is in fact a diabolical lie and deception that is leading...
  19. BobRyan

    Rumors that Pope Francis will resign

    I have heard this from time to time. Anyone else hear of such a thing? I am fine with it either way -- but I am just curious to know if there is truth to that rumor.
  20. Stabat Mater dolorosa

    The Catholic Church needs to wake up about Islam

    May 1, 2018 (Crisis Magazine) – When I first began writing about the Church and Islam, I devoted a lot of space to describing ways that Church leaders could resist the spread of Islam. It seemed only a matter of time until they would wake up to the need to resist. As it turned out, however, that...